Machine for measuring textile fabric and computing the price thereof.



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APPUCATION HLED MAR. I7. |916.

Patented Dec. 18. 1917.,

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. l?, 1915.

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Patented Dec. 18, 1917.'

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Innen/5r J. C. GEBHART. MACHINE FOR MEAsuRlNG TExTaLE FABRlc AND coMPuTlNG THE PRICE THEHEOF.

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J. C. GEBHAHT. MACHINE 'Fon MEASURINGIEXIILE FABRIC ANC COMPUTING THE PRICE THEIIEoF.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. IT, 1916.

Patented De@n 18,1917.

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Jah a @gf/ `MACHINE FOR MEASURING TEXTILE FABRIC AND COMITING THE PRICE THEBEOF.

Lmeasuring and price computin `UNITED STATES rgim OFFICE.

JOHN C. GEBHART, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,- AISSIG-NOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T y ECONOMIETER. COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION .OF MISSOURI.

putin'g the price thereof. VThe invention proposes a machine of that type wherein the are due to the movement of t e cloth between rollers.' i

Theobjects of the invention, briefly stated,

are toprovide aimachine of the character described which shall be vexceedingly compact in its organization and may, therefore, be readily disposed at o ne side of the counteron which' the goods are displayed, taking mined by a glanceat 'a single chart and l s'o' up the least possible ,amount of space'on the counter and having an elevation above the counter best calculated to facilitate convenience of use; which will be absolutely exact and reliable in'itswork; wherein thel measure Vand -price of the goods may be deter'- wi'thout the 'transfer of the eye from one part to `another and wherein the chart will be squarely in front of the operator and,

A hence, directlyfunder her eyes as she bends forward to manipulate` the fabric; which shall require very little power for its operation afnd', hence, is adapted to the meas'- urement ofV exceedingly thin orlmy material, such as crpe de chine, chiffon, net, or line lace, without liability of injury thereto;

'and whose use requires the smallest possible -number'of the most simple manual operai' I tions;

The invention consists in certain features of structure, combination and rel'ationwhich,

Iltgether with the above and other objectsl and advantages, will appear as the description proceeds. Y "lln embodiment of the invention is illus- 1 .le 21S-,a was:

Specication -ot Letters Patent.

of which the operations PatentedDec. 18, 19t?.

Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view;

'Fig l is a side elevation;

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 6ft of Fig. 2;

Fig. 7 is a. detail sectional view on the line 7--7V of Fig. 2; and Fig. S is a detail sectional view on the line 8-8 Q f Fig. 2.

Similarip'haracters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The operative parts of the machine are housed in a casing 1 whose lower portion has a substantially rectangular horizontal section and incloses upperand lower rollers is rotated lfor this purpose by the passage between it'and they roller 3 of the edge portion 'of the strip of fabric to be lmeasured and sold. An advantage is secured in' using l i therupper .roller- 2 asa power roller in that When tlile machine is set at` a conveniently low elevation, thelnatural 'tendency is to pull upwardonthegoods4 which is being passed between. the rollers 2 and 3 and the employment of the upper yroller 2 as a power roll utilizes this tendency to promote the application of driving power.

The rollers 2 aridi-3 have 'theirl circumferential faces of suitable formto lfrictijonally 'engage thcfabric drawn between' them, and for this purpose, it is preferred to provide the metal body partsof'the salid rollers with soft rubber facings 4j The roller 2 is' r nonnte'd'o"n or formedin one with a horizontal shaft` 5 Whichis. disposed in the central longitudinal plane of lthe machine and has its ends supported4 by xed bearings 6. The roller 3 1s mounted on or formed in one with a shaft 7 'arranged 'under and parallel to the shaft, 5'; and in order that the rollers may 'be spaced, at times,- to providefor the introduction between them ofthe edge portionof the' stri i the yoke are pivotally mounted at their inner ends on a tranverse bar 10 supported by the adjacent Walls of the casing 1; and the yoke 9 (and therewith the roller 3) is urged upward by torsion springs 11 (Fig. 6) arranged concentrically to the bar 10. The springs 11 thus serve to hold the roller 3 against the roller 2 and to provide for such yielding 'of the roller 3 relatively to the roller 2 as may be necessary to compensate for variations in the thickness of. the fabric passed through the machine.

The casing 1 is provided in its front and side walls with a slot 12 lof suitable extent through which the fabric to be engaged between the rolls 2 and 3 is introduced.

In order to space the roller 3 from the roller 2 and thereby to enable the edge por.- tion of the fabric to be placedbetween `said rollers, thev yoke 9 hasl a handle 13 which projects through a vertical slot 14 (Fig. 4) in the side wall of the casing 1 opposite to the side wall adjacent which the yoke 9 is pivoted and by which said yoke (and therewith the roller 3) is depressed. In order to hold the yoke 9 in its depressed position, the front cross-barof said yoke is provided with a cam-faced lug 15 (Fig. G) which cooperates withV a de'tent 16 pivoted between its ends as at 17 to a lug projecting from the adjacent wall of the casing 1. The detent 1G is acted onl by a spring 19 and its end,

opposite that whichis engaged by said spring, is formed as al shoulder 20 to engage against the adjacent .wall of the casing 1 and thus limit the projection of the detent 1.6 by the spring 19. The shoulder 2O is provided with a headed operating pin 21 which projects through the adjacent side wall ofv the casing lland is disposed externally of the casing at the same side thereof as the handle 13. The pin 21 is located under the slot 12 and between the front of the casing 1 and the handle 13. By virtue of this arrangement, said pin may be readily operated, z'. e., pushed inwardly to disengage the dotant from-the lug 15, in connection with the act of introducing the marginal portion of the fabric to be measured between the rollers 2 and 3.

The -measured length and price indicating means consists, in its broad aspect, (i. e. as an clement, broadly, of certain novel combinations of ystructural features which the invention presents), of a price value chart having combined therewith a length .indicating scale and a bar bearing numeralsl indicative of the price per yard., the chart .i an elevation above the upper roller and sym- 'als 'metrically to the central longitudinal plane.

of the machine; and the arrangementfof the Imeans 'for operating the measux-ed` and price indicating means above the pass of the rollers. These features insure that the machine lshall take up the least possible space on the counter and shall be generally compact; and that the chart shall be presented squarely in front of the operator (who stands at the rear of the machine) and directly under her eyes, as 'she bends forvsingle drum which, as shown, immediately edjoins the upper or `rear thereof.

The casing 1,I viewed from the rear, as in Fig. 5, has the form of a T, its upper port-ion, atv the rear of said casing, being power roller in the 'specially formed to house the said 'drum elements 22 and 23 and the parts appurtenant thereto.

The drum elements 22 and 23 are fast on a common shaft 24 which extends trans versely of the casingr and is supported at its ends by bearings 25 and 26, in turn carried by brackets 27. The drum elements 22 and 23 are spaced from one another. as at 28 and the space 28 is, for the most part, occupied by aworm wheel 29 loosely mounted on the shaft 24 and-confined between a collar 30 on .said shaft and the hub of the drum elementv 'Ih'is arrangement, by which the worm wheel 29 is disposed in the central longiicav tudinal plane of the machine, promotes compactness pf organization. The drum elements 22 andv 23, it will be noted, are arranged symmetrically to the central longitudinal plane of the machine in whic= the.

worm wheel is disposed. y The worm 'ieel 29 is formed at one side thereof witha rib '31 which constitutes aI clutch member and provides a seating for a companion-'cone clutch member 32. The clutch member 32 is rotatable with the shaft 24, for this purpose having its hubI provided with a trans verse pin 33 which projects through a short l 20 clutch member 32` with the clutch member y 31 is maintained by an expansive coil spring' slot 34. in said shaft. The engagement of the 35 interposed between the hubs of the drum element 22 and the clutch member 32. The worm wheel 29 is driven by a worm l36 mounted on the'shaft 5 of the roller 2; and when theclutchmjember32 is engaged with the clutch member v3- 1,the worm wheel 29 will operate the shaftQt and therewith the drum l eration of the machine by a spring i The drum 22 and 23 is reset after each op- BZpreferably a fiatfcoil spring arrange adjacent the outer end of the drum element and havin one end secured tothe bracket 27 and ltsot er end secured to a lug 38 (Fig-` 2) projecting inwardly from the inner circum`V ferential'ace of said drum element. The lug 38 coperates with a lug 39 on the adjacent bracket 27 to limit the zero-setting or return movement of the drum 22 and 23. The disengagement of the clutch members 31 i `and 32 isa prerequisite of the zero-setting of the drum and to eect such disengagement a stem 40 is slidably fitted in bores of the shaft 24 and Athe bearing 26, said stem havin `its inner end engaged against the pin 33 anc its outer end projected beyond the casing 1 and provided with a head or fingerpiece 41. Obviously, by pushing the stem 40 inward, the clutch member 32 1s disengaged' from the clutch member 31 and thereupon the shaft 24 may rotate freely relatively to the worm `wheel 29 and with the drum 22 and as the latter is returned to zero posi tion by the spring 37.

The drum elements 22 and 23 carry measurement and price value charts 42 and 42'?, the latter bein a continuation of the former. The 'chart 42 as along its outer edge a cir- 1 cumferential scale 42h provided with numerals 42c representing length-unit values,

e. g. yards, this scale being'sub-divided into fractions of yards-e. g., eighths, quarters and halves. The present machine 1s especially designed for the measurement of goods sold-bythe piece Le., for use in connection with retail sales, and for such use, it will have a capacity of approximately twelve yards. The numerals 42c will, therefore, be 112. The charts 42 and, 42*l are provided with squares arrangedv in circumferential rows and in longitudinal alinement with the gi'adations of the scale 42", these squares containing numerals 42d whichv are the respective product of the numerical values ofrv the scale 42"' mu tiplied by numerals representing prices per yard. The squares containin the numerals 42 are in circumferentia alinement with the squares of an indicator bar 43 arranged in fixed relation adjacent the rear edge of a frame 44 set into the top of the casing 1 and through which the chartsv are exposed to View. The squares of the indicator bar 43v contain numerals indicative of the prices per yard at which the various fabrics may be sold. It will be understood that in the operation of lthe machine a continuous indication of the amount of goods passed is given by` the adjacency of one of the numerals 42" or a numerical value gradw ation of the scale 42 to the bar 43; and the sellingv rice of the goods passed through the mac ine may be instantly determined by reference to that `numeral 42d which adjoins the bar 43 and is'in peripheral alinement with the numeral on the bar 43 representin the price per yard of the goods being sol and in longitudinal alinement with the nu moral 42 or numerical value graduation of the scale 42" then indicative of the length of goods passed. chaser requests four yards of goods, the passage ofl four yards of goods between the rollers 2 and 3 will be indicated by the adjacency of the numeral 4 of the series 42n to the bar 43, as shown inuFig. 1, and the price of thefour yards of goods so indicated will be shown in the square of the chart 42 or 42'l which adjoins the bari43 and peripheraily alines with the numeral of said bar indicative of the price per yard. Thus, if the material sold is priced at ten cents p er yard, the total price of the material, forty cents, can Vbe instantly ascertained by a reference to the numeral of vthe series 42l in that square To illustrate: If the pur of the chart 42 which alines with the nui merel 4 of the series 42? and with the numera] 10 ot'y the chart 43, such square, asV

shown in Fig. 1, containing thenumeral 40 of the series 42".

It is desirable that the charts 42and 42* shall be removably fitted upon the drum 22.

and 23, and for `this purpose, each of the drum elements is provided, as shown in F1 8, with a longitudinal rib 45 having a shaped cross-section and over which is fitted a clip lt6 whose terminal edges have bitin engagement with the marginal portions o the chart which roject under the overhangin head of t e rib 45. The ribs 45 will. ,o course, be in mutual longitudinal alinement.

The frame 44 registers with a. slot 47 formed in vthe top of the casing 1 abovel the drum 22 and 23 andsaid frame incloses a suitable magnifyin glass or lens 48 which facilitates the rea( in of the numbers on the charts. Withint e slot 47 there is Set a rectangular frame 49 having its exposed faces finished with black enamel and whose principal function is to set ofl the numerals of the charts exposed4 to View through the slot 47 and the frame 44.A The frame 49 has a crossbar 50 which fits over and conceals the projecting peripheral portion of the worm wheel 29.

The machine includes a means for notch ico ros

ing the margin of the strip of material being y measured upon the completion of the measuring operation. for the purpose of indicating the line along which the measured strip is to be ripped or cut from the rest of the goods. This means consists of a knife which, according to the present invention, iscombined in novel manner with theyoke or carrier for the roller 3 andis operatedby the downward movement ot' said yoke. The knife in question is shown in Fig. 7 and has a stationary blade 51 and a blade `52 mounted on a pivoted arm 52. The blade 51 is secured to that side wall of-the casing 1 from which the strip of material is drawn yand adjoins the lower edge of the slot 12. The arm'52 ispivoted at one end thereof` above the upper edge of'said slot and its other end is connected by a link to a lug 54 'formed on. one. of the side bars of thc yoke 9 or on the handle 13, thepivotal con- 16 is operated to disengage the lug 15 andn nection between the link53 and the lug 5l being somewhat loose.

"In operation, the yoke 9 is first depressed to permit'of the introduction'of the 1naterial between the rollers 2 andl, and to cause the blade 52 to extend across the slot '12 and prevent the front edge of the strip of material -from being inserted through said slot. The strip of material from which a measured length is tp be sold'is then inserted through the slot 12 1n adirection transverse to the machine as far 'as permitted by the lowered blade 52 and thereupon the detent the yoke 9 is raised to throw the roller 3' againsty the roller 2. Atjsuch time, the blade 52 clears the slot 12 to enable the passage of the material therethrough. The clerk, who as above stated. stands at the rear of the ma?` chine, then draws the material through the slot 12 until the length of material requested has been measured, as shown by the adja-v cency of one of the numerals 42. or one of the graduations of the scalel 42b to the bar 43. Thereupon, the operation of the machine is stopped and the yoke) is depressed to space the roller 3 from the roller 2 and to prepare the machine for another operation. As the yoke 9 is depressed, the blade 52 moves across the slot 12, slitting ,the marginal portion of the material. The material 1s now withdrawn from the machine and the slit in the marginal portion thereof. indicates the line along which the measured length is to be ripped or cut.

An advantage is securedfby pivoting the arm 52 ataked point above the blade 51 in that the blade 52 has a .downward operative stroke and itscutting operation is commenced at a point.- most distant from its fixed pivot, and immediately with the downward movement ofthe roller and progresses in a. direction' approaching its fixed pivot. In this way, the slit is eut cleanly and along a straight line.

By virtue ofthe novel' 1features of or# ganization above pointed out, the roller 2 ,may be made of relatively large diameter Without detracting from the compactness of the machine; and the-blades 51 and 52 may be relatively short, so as not to project be" yond the ends of the rollers and, together .with 'the detent 16, may be set closely in front of the rollers.` As shown, the knife 51-52 and the datent 16 are substantially overhang by the roller 2.

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To provide.` for access to the mechanism of the machine for the purposes o'f lubricating the parts or of adjusting bearmgsthe `rear wall'of-the asing 1 is provided with a t removable panel 55 and that portion of the casing which incloses thedrum-22 23 is provided with removable end heads 56.(Fig. 5).

Owing' to the compactness and lightness of the machine, it may be readily moved from one part of thecounter to another. To 'facilitate such movement of the machine. it

i 1s proposed to mount 1t ony a carrier which may be moved for any desired distance along the counter. The carrier is shown in detail in Figs. 4 and 5V and consists of a triangular plate 57 provided with a pair of upperA grooved rollers 58 and a singlelowergrooved roller 59; and with a 'laterally extending' bar 60 having adove-tail cross-section for engagement in dove-tail recesses 61 formed in the lower` edges of thejfront and rear walls of the casing 1, as .shown more particu larly in Figs. 2 and 3. The rearface of the counter has attached thereto a suitable track which comprises an inner bar G2 and an outer bar G3 whose marginal portions l project above and below the bar 62' and engage in the grooves of the rollers 58 and 59. The carrier 57 may be readily moved along Vthe bar 63 to any desired `part of the counterj but in order to prevent too free a. movement* of the machine along the track the carrier 57 may be, and preferably is, provided with a bow spring 64 which engages the outer face of `the bar G3 with suitable braking V100 Vlfhen the use of the machine is not requlred or when for any other reason it isdesired to removethe, machine from the j counter or from the carrier 57 the machine may be readily disengaged from said carrier'by slid-ing it lengthwise of the bar 60 until said barbas passed fromtlie recesses (il.

lThe Worm 36 and Worm wheel 29 constitute a direct drive between the roller 2 and the drum,22'- 23 and enable the operative rotation of said drum to be Veffectedrby the application of very slight power to the roller 2. The reduction of the powerv required for operation isals'o promoted by the special form of the bearings for `the severalA shafts, 5, 7, and 24, cone bearings. as shown,

being preferred. By virture ofv the very. slight degree of power required, the machine may be .operated by exceedingly thin or flmy fabric, such as crpe de chine,`-chiion, net or fine lace without any liability of in jury to such" fabric in consequence of itsuse for the operation of the roller 2.

As above stated, the drawings assume a machine having a ,measuring capacity of4 twelve yards. The direct drive betweenfthe roller 2 andthe drum 22-23 necessitates an even ratio between the gear elements which constitute the driving connectionsV of the drum. It is to be noted,.yhowever, that the Worm wheel 29 will have a. greater number of teeth than the number of revolutions of the roller 2 required to pass the maximum length of material, twelve yards, for which the present machine is adapted. The excess teeth on the worm wheel 29 will be pro` vided to compensate for any space about the peripheries of the drum 22-23 which may be taken up by the ribs 45 and ad1acent blank portions of the charts 42 and 42.

I claim- 1. In a machine of the class described, in

combination, upper and lower` rollers, price computingmeans including a movable element, means for operating the movable element from the upper roller, a depressible carrier for the lower roller spring urged toV hold vthe lower roller against `the upper roller, said carrier having an operating han, dle, a detent engaging an element of said carrier on the downward movement thereof rto hold said carrier Vin its depressed position, and a pin operable by an inward movement to disengage said detent from said carrier saidpin being located below' the` pass of the rollers at the same side of the machine as said .handle and between said handle and that end of the machine through which the fabric is inserted between the rollers 2. In a machine of the class described, in combination, upper and lower rollers, price "computing means including a movable ele- `ment, means for operating the movable clement from the upper roller,- a pivoted yoke having its side bars provided with bearings for the shaft of the lower roller, springs urging said yoke upward'to hold the lower ro ler against the ulpper roller, a handle for operating said yo e extending from the front or free end thereof, and a detent arranged to engage a part of the yoke to hold the latter de ressed and provided with a pin located at t e same side of the machine as to disengage the yoke.

3. In a machine of the class described, in combination, upper and lower rollers, price computing means including a movable ele ment, means for operating the movable element from the upper roller, a depressible carrier for the lower roller spring urged to hold` the lower roller against the upper the handle and by which it may be operated y roller, said carrier having an operating han die, a detent engaging an element of said carrier on the downward movement thereof to hold said carrier in its depressed position, and a device operable in connection with the insertion o f the fabric between the rollers when the latter are spaced for operating the detent to discngage said carrier.

4. In a machine of the c combinatiomupper and lower rollers, price computing means including ay movable element, ymeans for dpcrating the movable elument from the upper roller, a pivoted 'sprin said s oulder whereby 1t may be operated to ass described, in

yoke having its side bars provided with bearings for the shaft of the lower roller and havingan operating handle at a distance f from its pivot, said yoke having a cam-faced lug at its front or free end and a spring pressed pivoted detent kfor engagement with said lug, said detent having a shoulder beyond its pivot to limit its movementl by its and having a pin projecting from disen age said` yoke.

5.4 na machine of the class described, in combination, upper and lower rollers, price computing means including a movable element, means for operatin the movable element from theupper ro ler, a depressible carrier for the lower roller spring urged to hold the lower` roller against theu per roller, said carrier having an operating andle, a knife located in front of said rollers and includingan arm having one end pivoted at a fixed poii'i't above the pass of the rollers, a straight 'blade carried by said arm and a link connecting the other end of said arm and said handle whereby the bladeis operated by the downward movement of the handle to depress the carrier, the blade being arranged between the fixed pivotal point of said arm and said link. l l

6. In a machine of the class described, in combination, upper and lower rollerswhose central longitudinal plane of the machine, length measuring and price computing means including a combined length measuring and price computing chart projecting to an elevation above the upper roller and l parallel axes of rotationA are located in the arranged symmetrically of the central'longitudinal plane of the machine, and an element co-actng with said chart to separately indicate thereon measured length and price, said chart and said element being relatively movable in the operation of the machine, means for operating the movable element of the len l1 measuring and price computing means rom the upper roller, said operating means being arranged :above the pass of the rollers, f

7. In a machine of the class described, in combination, upper and lower rollers, price `computing means including amovable ,ele-,t

and

ment, means for operating the movable ele`` l ment from the upper roller, a dcpressible carrier for the lower roller spring urged to hold,"

clutchelement rotatable .with said shaft and movable toward and away from the gear K shaft on` which the drum is fast, a gear wheel loose on the shaft, means for operating said gear wheelfrom one of said rollers, clutch means for operatively connecting the gear Wheel and the drum and including a wheel, said shaft having a bore extending from an end thereofyand a. stem slidably fitted inv said bore for operating said movable clutch element to disconnect said gear v wheel and said drum. y

9. In a machine of the class described, in combination, rupper and lower rollers, pr.ice computing means including a drum and a shaft on which the drum .is fast, a gear wheel loosely mounted on the shaft, the gear Wheel having a clutch element formed therewith at one side thereof, a second clutch element rotatable with the shaft and slidable toward-and away from the gear wheel, said' shaft having a bore extending from an end thereof, and a stem slidably fitted in said bore for operating said movable clutch element to disconnect said gear wheel and said drum.

10. In a machine` of the class described, in

combination, upper and lower rollers, price` computing means including af transverse drum and Va shaft on which the drum 1s fast, a worm wheel loose on the shaft, the

shaft ofthe upper roller having a rearward extension and said-drum carrying shaft being located above said extension, a worm on said extension gearing with said Worm wheel, clutch means for operatively connecting the worm wheel and thedrum and including, a clutch element rotatable with the drum carrying shaft and movable toward `and away from vthe worm wheel, said drum" carrying shaft having a bore extending from f f an end thereoLand a'stem `slidably fitted in said boreA for operating said movable clutch element to disconnect said'worm wheel and sald drum.

11. In a machine ofthe class described, inl combination, upper and lower rollers, price computing means including a pair of spaced alimng drum elements and a sh'a'ft on which the drum elements are mounted', and gearing for driving the drum elements from the shaft of thc upper roller including a gear wheel arranged on the drum-carrying shaft in the Space between the drum elements.

12. In amachine of the class described, in combination, upper `and lower rollers whose parallel axes 'of rotation arejlocated in the central longitudinal plane of the machine, the shaft' of the upper roller being extended rearwardly, a horizontal drum mounted the rear of the upper roller above the rearward extension of its shaft, said drum being y transversely disposed symmetrically of the central longitudinal plane of the machine, a combined length measuring and price computing chart circumscribing said drum, a stationary element co-acting with Said chart to separately indicate thereon measured length and price, and gearing between `the rearwardly extended portion of said 'shaft and said drum to drive the latter.

13. In amaehine of the class described, in combination, upper landlower rollers whose parallel axes of rotation are located in the central longitudinal plane of the machine,

the lrear o f the upper roller. above V.the rear.. ward extension o its shaft, a shaft on which the drum is mounted, said drum being transthe shaft of the upper roller being extended-fi rearwardly, a horizontal drum mounted in versely disposed symmetrically of the central longitudinal plane of the machine, gearimg between the rearwardly extended por tion of said shaft and the drum including a gear wheel loose on the drum carrying shaft, a spring pressed clutch element co-acting with said gear wheel and rotatable with said drum-carrying shaft and a slidably mounted pin for moving said clutch element against the pressureof its spring to effect its disengagement from said gear wheel.

14. In a machine of the type set forth, inv Acombination, upper and lower rollers, the

upper roller beinga powerroller and having its shaft Provided with a rearward extension, a transverse shaft located above said rearward extension, gearing between said extension andsaid transverse shaft for driving the latter, a normally engaged clutch for controlling the operation' of said transverse shaft, means for operating said clutch to render said gearing inoperative and a drum fast on said transverse shaft and immediately ladjoining said power roller in the rear thereof. v

15. In a machine of the type set forth, in combination, upper and lower rollers, the upper v,roller being a power roller and hav ing its shaft provided with arearward eX- te'nsion, a transverse drum located above said extension and immediately adjoining said power roller in the rear thereof, gearing for driving said drum from ,said etension including a normally engaged clutch for controlling the operationv of said drum, and

means forv operating said clutch to render' said gearing inoperative.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set myhand in presence of two subscribing witl'leSSeS- JOHN C. 'GEBHAR'R Witnesses: v

Cr'rAaS. Hymn,

JOHN S. POWERS. 

